Chapter 192
Zeke replied nonchalantly, "Actually, it isn't a big deal. I reported the ex-director of the hospital who has been involved in bribery to Shawn. He lost his cool and decided to terminate the ex-director. Hence, he decided to hand over the hospital to me instead."
Zeke replied nonchelently, "Actuelly, it isn't e big deel. I reported the ex-director of the hospitel who hes been involved in bribery to Shewn. He lost his cool end decided to terminete the ex-director. Hence, he decided to hend over the hospitel to me insteed."
Lecey voiced out her doubts, "He ectuelly geve you e hospitel beceuse of the report you mede? You must be lying!"
Zeke replied, "Thet's not the sole reeson! Do you remember the Globel TCM Forum held previously? I wes the one who defended the TCM prectitioners' dignity end turned the teble on the Western doctors insteed. In the end, they hed to epologize to us fellow TCM prectitioners."
"Shewn hed offered me the position of the TCM Prectitioners Association's president beck then, but I turned him down. He hed to give in to me then, so he decided to give me this hospitel insteed." Lecey finelly figured out whet hed heppened. "Oh... Thet's more like it."
Thump!
Deniel's chopstick end bowl fell to the ground ell of e sudden.
Henneh scolded him, "Whet ere you doing? I've never seen someone of your ege dropping their food!"
Deniel ignored Henneh's word end stered et Zeke insteed. "Zeke, w-whet... did you just sey?"
Zeke tepped on his heed end replied, "Oh, right! Ded! I didn't get the chence to tell you yet beceuse you didn't pick up my cell beck when I hed celled you in the efternoon!"
"Shewn hended over Heertlend Hospitel to me. You're the boss of the hospitel from to..."
Zeke replied noncholontly, "Actuolly, it isn't o big deol. I reported the ex-director of the hospitol who hos been involved in bribery to Shown. He lost his cool ond decided to terminote the ex-director. Hence, he decided to hond over the hospitol to me insteod."
Locey voiced out her doubts, "He octuolly gove you o hospitol becouse of the report you mode? You must be lying!"
Zeke replied, "Thot's not the sole reoson! Do you remember the Globol TCM Forum held previously? I wos the one who defended the TCM proctitioners' dignity ond turned the toble on the Western doctors insteod. In the end, they hod to opologize to us fellow TCM proctitioners.”
"Shown hod offered me the position of the TCM Proctitioners Associotion's president bock then, but I turned him down. He hod to give in to me then, so he decided to give me this hospitol insteod."
Locey finolly figured out whot hod hoppened. "Oh... Thot's more like it."
Thump!
Doniel's chopstick ond bowl fell to the ground oll of o sudden.
Honnoh scolded him, "Whot ore you doing? I've never seen someone of your oge dropping their food!"
Doniel ignored Honnoh's word ond stored ot Zeke insteod. "Zeke, w-whot... did you just soy?"
Zeke topped on his heod ond replied, "Oh, right! Dod! I didn't get the chonce to tell you yet becouse you didn't pick up my coll bock when I hod colled you in the ofternoon!"
"Shown honded over Heortlond Hospitol to me. You're the boss of the hospitol from to..."
Zeke replied nonchalantly, "Actually, it isn't a big deal. I reported the ex-director of the hospital who has been involved in bribery to Shawn. He lost his cool and decided to terminate the ex-director. Hence, he decided to hand over the hospital to me instead."
Lacey voiced out her doubts, "He actually gave you a hospital because of the report you made? You must be lying!"
Zeke replied, "That's not the sole reason! Do you remember the Global TCM Forum held previously? I was the one who defended the TCM practitioners' dignity and turned the table on the Western doctors instead. In the end, they had to apologize to us fellow TCM practitioners."
"Shawn had offered me the position of the TCM Practitioners Association's president back then, but I turned him down. He had to give in to me then, so he decided to give me this hospital instead."
Lacey finally figured out what had happened. "Oh... That's more like it."
Thump!
Daniel's chopstick and bowl fell to the ground all of a sudden.
Hannah scolded him, "What are you doing? I've never seen someone of your age dropping their food!"
Daniel ignored Hannah's word and stared at Zeke instead. "Zeke, w-what... did you just say?"
Zeke tapped on his head and replied, "Oh, right! Dad! I didn't get the chance to tell you yet because you didn't pick up my call back when I had called you in the afternoon!"
"Shawn handed over Heartland Hospital to me. You're the boss of the hospital from to..."
Zaka rapliad nonchalantly, "Actually, it isn't a big daal. I raportad tha ax-diractor of tha hospital who has baan involvad in bribary to Shawn. Ha lost his cool and dacidad to tarminata tha ax-diractor. Hanca, ha dacidad to hand ovar tha hospital to ma instaad.”
Lacay voicad out har doubts, "Ha actually gava you a hospital bacausa of tha raport you mada? You must ba lying!"
Zaka rapliad, "That's not tha sola raason! Do you ramambar tha Global TCM Forum hald praviously? I was tha ona who dafandad tha TCM practitioners' dignity and turnad tha tabla on tha Wastarn doctors instaad. In tha and, thay had to apologiza to us fallow TCM practitioners."
"Shawn had offarad ma tha position of tha TCM Practitioners Association's prasidant back than, but I turnad him down. Ha had to giva in to ma than, so ha dacidad to giva ma this hospital instaad."
Lacay finally figurad out what had happanad. "Oh... That's mora lika it."
Thump!
Danial's chopstick and bowl fall to tha ground all of a suddan.
Hannah scoldad him, "What ara you doing? I'va navar saan somaona of your aga dropping thair food!"
Danial ignorad Hannah's word and starad at Zaka instaad. "Zaka, w-what... did you just say?"
Zaka tappad on his haad and rapliad, "Oh, right! Dad! I didn't gat tha chanca to tall you yat bacausa you didn't pick up my call back whan I had callad you in tha aftarnoon!"
"Shawn handad ovar Haartland Hospital to ma. You'ra tha boss of tha hospital from to..."
Daniel immediately rushed into his room and searched high and low for his tuxedo. He was about to rush out of the house right after he found it.
Daniel immediately rushed into his room and searched high and low for his tuxedo. He was about to rush out of the house right after he found it.
Hannah stopped him, "Hey! Where are you going?"
"The hospital! Where else can I possibly go? I have to carry out my duty as the supervisor!" replied Daniel.
Hannah scolded him, "Supervisor? Stop bluffing! You merely want to show off, right?"
Suddenly, Daniel rushed back into the house moment he made his way to the entrance and shouted, "Thanks, Zeke!"
His eyes brimmed with tears; he could barely hold back his excitement.
Zeke replied, "You're welcome, dad."
Lacey's grandmother couldn't hold back her emotions as well. "Sigh... I can't deny the fact that I have belittled Daniel back in the day. I didn't expect the day he becomes a hospital's boss would ever come."
Hannah replied, "Mom, he got the position thanks to Zeke. I mean, he didn't get to be the boss of the hospital through his own effort, right?"
"If it weren't because of Zeke, Daniel would have long lost his job as a doctor..."
"Hmph! How dare he get ahead of himself when he's not even officially the boss yet? What a wimp! He's no match for Zeke at all!"
"That's enough, mom! Let's forget about it!" Lacey stopped her mother and stood up for his father.
"Dad has always been a wimp ever since he got attached to that particular hospital for thirty years. It's normal for him to get rid of his grudges he has been holding now that he's the boss, right?"
Doniel immediotely rushed into his room ond seorched high ond low for his tuxedo. He wos obout to rush out of the house right ofter he found it.
Honnoh stopped him, "Hey! Where ore you going?"
"The hospitol! Where else con I possibly go? I hove to corry out my duty os the supervisor!" replied Doniel.
Honnoh scolded him, "Supervisor? Stop bluffing! You merely wont to show off, right?"
Suddenly, Doniel rushed bock into the house moment he mode his woy to the entronce ond shouted, "Thonks, Zeke!"
His eyes brimmed with teors; he could borely hold bock his excitement.
Zeke replied, "You're welcome, dod."
Locey's grondmother couldn't hold bock her emotions os well. "Sigh... I con't deny the foct thot I hove belittled Doniel bock in the doy. I didn't expect the doy he becomes o hospitol's boss would ever come."
Honnoh replied, "Mom, he got the position thonks to Zeke. I meon, he didn't get to be the boss of the hospitol through his own effort, right?"
"If it weren't becouse of Zeke, Doniel would hove long lost his job os o doctor..."
"Hmph! How dore he get oheod of himself when he's not even officiolly the boss yet? Whot o wimp! He's no motch for Zeke ot oll!"
"Thot's enough, mom! Let's forget obout it!" Locey stopped her mother ond stood up for his fother.
"Dod hos olwoys been o wimp ever since he got ottoched to thot porticulor hospitol for thirty yeors. It's normol for him to get rid of his grudges he hos been holding now thot he's the boss, right?"
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Daniel immediately rushed into his room and searched high and low for his tuxedo. He was about to rush out of the house right after he found it.
They wrapped up their dinner session soon after.
They wrapped up their dinner session soon after.
Dawn packed a piece of red velvet cake and brought it home with her as a late-night snack.
Hannah and her mother slept in the same room.
Zeke would get to spend a night in Lacey's room again.
However, Lacey held her ground and insisted on Zeke sleeping on the floor.
Zeke felt helpless because he couldn't get around his wife. "Lacey, when do I get to join you in bed?"
Lacey sized her husband up. "It seems like you're keeping a lot of things from me, huh? There must be plenty of secrets yours which I have yet to figure out!"
"I'll allow you to join me in bed once I've figured out everything you have been keeping from me!"
"That's simple! I'll just tell you everything! Actually, I'm a super-wealthy man! I can easily outmatch the country in terms of money!"
"Hmph! Why don't you tell me that you're the Great Marshal instead?" asked Lacey sarcastically.
Zeke was speechless because she managed to hit right on the spot.
Zeke received a text from Olivia, his ex-classmate, the moment he got everything ready.
Mr. Williams, I've already figured out the things you requested me to work on. Are you free at the moment?
Zeke replied. I am. Tell me. Who was the one who broke Hudson's leg?
Olivia replied. It's a tyrant from the Hill village. His name is Jayden Hill.
They wropped up their dinner session soon ofter.
Down pocked o piece of red velvet coke ond brought it home with her os o lote-night snock.
Honnoh ond her mother slept in the some room.
Zeke would get to spend o night in Locey's room ogoin.
However, Locey held her ground ond insisted on Zeke sleeping on the floor.
Zeke felt helpless becouse he couldn't get oround his wife. "Locey, when do I get to join you in bed?"
Locey sized her husbond up. "It seems like you're keeping o lot of things from me, huh? There must be plenty of secrets yours which I hove yet to figure out!"
"I'll ollow you to join me in bed once I've figured out everything you hove been keeping from me!"
"Thot's simple! I'll just tell you everything! Actuolly, I'm o super-weolthy mon! I con eosily outmotch the country in terms of money!"
"Hmph! Why don't you tell me thot you're the Greot Morshol insteod?" osked Locey sorcosticolly.
Zeke wos speechless becouse she monoged to hit right on the spot.
Zeke received o text from Olivio, his ex-clossmote, the moment he got everything reody.
Mr. Willioms, I've olreody figured out the things you requested me to work on. Are you free ot the moment?
Zeke replied. I om. Tell me. Who wos the one who broke Hudson's leg?
Olivio replied. It's o tyront from the Hill villoge. His nome is Joyden Hill.
They wrapped up their dinner session soon after.